Laboratory teaching, or, Progressive exercises in practical chemistry / by Charles Loudon Bloxam.

  • Charles Bloxam
Date:
1871
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Credit: Laboratory teaching, or, Progressive exercises in practical chemistry / by Charles Loudon Bloxam. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    (4) A system of Tables for the detection of unknown substances witli the aid of the Blowpipe: (5) Short instructions upon the purchase and preparation of the tests, intended for those who have not access to a Laboratory. The book does not presuppose any knowledge of Che- mistry on the part of the pupil, and does not enter into any theoretical speculations. It dispenses with the use of all costly Apparatus and Chemicals, and is divided into separate Exercises or Lessons, with Examples for Practice, to facilitate the in- struction of large Classes. The Author hopes that it will be found to contain all the Practical Chemistry required for the various Examinations, except for the highest Science degrees, such as the B.Sc. and D.Sc. of the University of Lond'op. The method of instruction here followed has been adopted by the Author after twenty-three years' experience as a teacher in the Laboratory, by which he has been led to conclude that a knowledge of Analytical Chemistry, or the power of discovering the nature of unknown substances, is the first and often the only requirement of the great majority of learners, and that, independently of the technical value of such knowledge, its acquisition forms a most valuable part of education, by cultivating the powers of observation and affording excellent examples of the application of logical reasoning in practical work. The ordinary method of teaching Analytical Chemistry, by